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Elizabeth Taylor's husband, Mike Todd, was killed in a plane crash. Liz was supposed to be on board, but didn't make the flight? Why?

Illness. She was running a high fever, so she couldn't make the trip. But for that...

Buddy Holly also died in a plane crash, as did the 'Big Bopper.' Who gave up his seat on the doomed plane to J.P. Richardson (the Bopper)?

Waylon Jennings. Jennings made a joke: 'I hope your plane crashes.' Unfortunate choice of words. Vee filled in for Holly after the crash. Peterson was the pilot.

Buddy Holly also died in a plane crash, as did the 'Big Bopper.' How did Richie Valens 'win' his seat on the plane?

Flipped a coin. It was a flip of a coin. The 'winner' got the plane.

John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy wasn't only against Lincoln: other political figures were also targets. Which individual was an intended target, but was spared any attack on his person?

Andrew Johnson. Seward was knifed repeatedly, but managed to survive. The intended attacker of Johnson, however, got drunk, lost his nerve, or both.

Gordon Lightfoot immortalized the shipwreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Where did the ship go down?

Great Lakes region. It was about 16 or 17 miles from Whitefish point when it went under--probably only a few minutes travel time.

Which notorious killer was caught partly as a result of a parking ticket?

David Berkowitz. 'Son of Sam' was tracked down as a result of a parking ticket that he received at the scene of a shooting. Would a dime in the meter have kept him at large a while longer?

Jayne Mansfield was killed in a car crash on her way to a dinner club engagement. For whom was she substituting?

Mamie Van Doren. Van Doren had to bow out; Mansfield filled in. If not for that ...

Christa McAuliffe was tragically killed when 'Challenger' exploded. Who was the alternate that would have been on board if McAuliffe had been unable to go?

Barbara Morgan. As close as a close call can possibly be.

Ennis Cosby was killed within 15 miles of downtown L.A. What was he doing at the time?

Changing a tire. A few more minutes would have probably seen him safely to his destination.

The C.E.O. of this company did not perish along with countless employees of his company on September 11 because he stopped off at his daughter's school.

Cantor Fitzgerald. What kind of 'survivor guilt' do you have when hundreds of your co-workers are gone?